Rover 214 & 414 Service and Repair Manual - Rover club

10•16 Suspension and steering
1 Horn button assembly
2 Steering wheel retaining nut
3 Steering wheel
4 Contact ring
5 Snap ring
6 Upper shroud
7 Guide rails
8 Bending plate guide
9 Bending plate spring
10 Bending plate base
11 Upper column holder
12 Bending plate
13 Column hanger spring
14 Tilt adjusting bolt and washers
15 Tilt lock plate
16 Tilt lock bolt and washers
17 Tilt lever and spring
18 Steering column
19 Bush and retainer
20 Circlip
21 Washer
22 Spring washer
23 Bearing
24 Circlip
25 Steering shaft
26 Shaft bush
27 Horn pick-up
28 Indicator cancelling cam
29 Combination switch assembly
30 Ignition switch/steering lock
31 Retaining clips
32 Lower cover
33 Lower shroud
34 Shroud retaining screw
20 Steering column - overhaul
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1 With the steering column removed from the
vehicle, fit the ignition key and check that the
steering lock is off. Remove the circlip from the
upper end of the column shaft and lift off the
washer and spring washer (see illustration).
2 Carefully withdraw the steering shaft from
the lower end of the steering column. Note the
inner circlip fitted to the shaft upper end.
3 Inspect the steering shaft for straightness
and for signs of impact and damage to the
collapsible portion. Check for signs of wear,
such as scoring, on the shaft bush and check
the steering shaft universal joint for signs of
damage or roughness in the joint bearings. If
any damage or wear is found on the steering
shaft, shaft bush or universal joint, the shaft
must be renewed as an assembly.
20.1 Steering column components
4 Inspect the steering column for signs of
damage and renew if necessary. Closely
examine the column upper mounting and tilt
assembly for signs of damage or distortion,
paying particular attention to the upper
mounting bending plate and its spring retainer.
The bending plate is designed to distort in the
event of an impact hitting the steering wheel
and must be renewed, along with its spring
retainer, if it is not completely straight. Renew
other components as necessary.
5 If renewal of any of the upper mounting or
steering column tilt assembly components is
necessary, make a note of the correct fitted
positions of all components before
dismantling the assembly. Use this as a guide
when reassembling all the components to
ensure they are correctly fitted. Ensure that
the ends of the bending plate spring retainer
are correctly located in the holes in the
mounting bracket and the retainer is hooked
over the claw situated in the centre of the
bracket (see illustration).
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6 Apply a smear of grease to the steering
shaft and column bearing surfaces and to the
shaft bush. If a new steering shaft is being
installed, transfer the inner circlip from the old
shaft onto the second groove in the upper end
of the new shaft.
20.5 Fitted positions of upper mounting
assembly components